"How I Cured My Cystic Acne"

What do you do when you've been struggling with cystic acne for years? You find a way to make it go away. Read on to see how one reader finally figured out a cure

One Month of Laser Fun Beaulieu tells me I'll be swollen, and that my skin might look "quilt-y" due to the small, square-ish marks left behind from the lasers. After the first treatment, my skin isn't so bad and I feel like one of the lucky ones who isn't going to experience the drastic side effects. But at my next laser appointment, Beaulieu reminds me that she starts with the lowest frequency and that over the next month and a half, I'll get three more treatments with a stronger frequency each time. After my fourth laser appointment, I walk out of the office with chipmunk cheeks -- but I'm excited because that means it's working, right?

"I have terrible cystic acne but I don't want to take prescription medication!" she whines. Puh-leeze! You are given treatment, have access to products other than cleansers, but won't use them. This is a ridiculous article. I cleared my skin with soap, water, alcohol, and a complete dietary adjustment. Zero sugar, starch, breads, oils, fried and processed foods. I eat broccoli, greens (lots of greens), steamed and poached veggies, broiled or canned salmon, tofu, quinoa, brown rice, half a lemon a day over food or in unsweetened green tea, and blueberries. Someone else mentioned the sugar/insulin/hormonal imbalance link. You have to take responsibility for your lifestyle, as well as your treatment.

I can't disagree with much of this. I was almost half expecting some wild remedy. :) When I was younger I had very bad cystic acne. I took tetracycline, minocycline, doxicycline, I used topicals like Retin-A, Cleocin-T, salicylic acid, benzoyl peroxide.
I began using the Citrus Clear products on a regular, daily basis. Also I never touch my hands to my face, and the result has been acne free. NOt even an occasional pimple.

Adult acne is tough to clear, women or man it is tough. I am wondering if she stayed with her treatments long enough for them to help. Hormonal acne is the toughest, and findin the right balance for the hormones is a hit and miss process.